. An essay upon literature: or, An enquiry into the antiquity and original of letters; proving that the two tables, written by the finger of God in Mount Sinai, was the first writing in the world, and that all other alphabets derive from the Hebrew ; with a short view of the methods made use of by the antients to supply the want of letters before, and improve the use of them, after they were known . $ On Seeing the P I C T U R K O F DUNS SCOTUS In the PRINTING-HOUSE atOXFORD, Very Frelh and Good. WOrn out with Study, and deformd by Years,Scotus the Same, as when alive, appears :His ferious Bro
. An essay upon literature: or, An enquiry into the antiquity and original of letters; proving that the two tables, written by the finger of God in Mount Sinai, was the first writing in the world, and that all other alphabets derive from the Hebrew ; with a short view of the methods made use of by the antients to supply the want of letters before, and improve the use of them, after they were known . $ On Seeing the P I C T U R K O F DUNS SCOTUS In the PRINTING-HOUSE atOXFORD, Very Frelh and Good. WOrn out with Study, and deformd by Years,Scotus the Same, as when alive, appears :His ferious Brow ftill holds its antient Grace,Nor is one t Maggot added to his Face. t Its reported, he ftudied fo hard that the Maggots wore holes inhis Face. R 2 Egre- i32 P O E M S O N Egregious Artift! well didft thou contriveTo make inanimated Canvafs live;The very Moths fly back with pale Affright,And Grubs, fworn Foes to Pictures! fhun the SightNo more thintruding Swarm difturb his Dream,Moleft his Studies, or perplex his Schemes,Shockd at the poring Sage, they quit the Frame,And leave the Great Duns Scotus ftill the
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